Member of Technical Staff - Senior Software Engineer
At a glance
Senior Software Engineering role at Tutor Intelligence. Watertown · full-time · $100,000–$300,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Guide the architecture and implementation of foundational software used across the engineering stack
- Create reliable, scalable platforms that help machine learning, robotics and operations work at scale
- Build across server-side services, data and ML foundations, internal applications and customer-facing products
- Coordinate with robotics, hardware and operations colleagues to improve how teams deliver their work
What you bring
- You bring strong coding skills and experience delivering substantial software into production
- You have a record of taking complicated systems forward and maintaining them over time
- You have worked across server-side software, infrastructure and application development
- You can navigate unclear problems, choose practical architecture and lead discussions that align teams
Who this fits
This senior engineering role suits someone seeking broad technical ownership, from system design to technical direction, rather than isolated feature work. The position is on-site in Watertown. Robotics experience is optional.
From the employer
About Tutor
We believe robots will be the next chapter in making physical labor safer and more affordable. But, nearly nine out of ten American factories and warehouses don’t have a single robot. Tutor Intelligence is changing that.
We build robots that go straight into real factories and warehouses, to do real work, with real impact. Our robot Cassie does back-breaking work, moving boxes, pallets, and bulk goods for family-owned manufacturers to some of the largest brands in the world. Our robot Sonny does handwork, using two arms to achieve human-like dexterity in picking and packing. Every robot learns on the job, and each one we deploy makes the next one more capable, more affordable, and faster to put to work.
Founded at MIT and headquartered in Watertown, MA, we do it all in-house: the robotics hardware, the machine learning, and the field deployment and service. We’re a team of researchers, engineers, technicians, operators, and sellers who love building things and solving hard problems.
Our mission is grand: robots everywhere, for the common good, raising the standard of living across North America, and then the world.
The Role
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and implementation of core software systems across our stack. This role is less about writing isolated features and more about owning architecture, setting technical direction, and building scalable, reliable platforms that support machine learning, robotics, and operations at scale.
You will work across backend services, data and ML infrastructure, internal tools, and customer-facing systems, while collaborating closely with robotics, hardware, and operations teams. Robotics is part of the domain, but this role is primarily about building high-leverage software systems that make the entire company faster and more effective.
Requirements
- Strong programming ability and experience building large, production software systems.
- Proven track record of owning and evolving complex systems over time.
- Experience working across backend, infrastructure, and application layers.
- Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces and making pragmatic architectural tradeoffs.
- Clear communicator who can lead technical discussions and align teams.
Nice to haves (zero or more)
- Experience with Python, TypeScript, Go, or similar languages.
- Experience with ML platforms, data pipelines, or ML-adjacent infrastructure.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, containers, CI/CD, and developer tooling.
- Familiarity with robotics or hardware-integrated systems (not required).
- Startup experience or experience building systems from zero to production.
Why Tutor?
Whether you’re designing robots, closing deals, running deployments, or creating the processes that help us scale, your work doesn’t sit on a shelf. It shows up on real production floors, making physical work safer and more affordable.
Our team of 160+ is driven by curiosity and a genuine love of building. Everyone here takes real ownership, learns fast, and holds a high bar while having each other’s backs. If you love hard problems and creating things that didn’t exist before, you’ll fit right in.
Benefits
We take care of our team so they can do their best work. At Tutor, you’ll get:
- Fully employer-covered health insurance, so you’re protected without the premium.
- A managed 401(k) to help you plan for the future.
- Generous time off: unlimited PTO and all federal holidays off for full-time salaried employees, and 16+ days of accrued paid time off plus 1.5x pay on federal holidays for hourly employees.
- Regular in-office meals and team social events throughout the year.
As Tutor grows, so will our benefits. We’re continuing to invest in ways to support our team at work and beyond.
Tutor Intelligence is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
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